THE CIRCUIT PARTNERS
We collaborate with key stakeholders across the circular ecosystem.
New Look, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Oxfam, with Circle-8, are the founding partners of The Circuit, a new model designed to build circular textile value chains from UK generated end-of-use clothing. If you'd like to join, please get in touch. We’d love to explore how to build the ecosystem together.
THE CIRCUIT
Paving the way to circularity for textiles
Circle-8 has developed The Circuit to bring recycling infrastructure together with retailers, recovery partners, recyclers, manufacturers and digital innovators to create circular textile value chains.
The initiative aims to bring a transparent and new approach that drives market demand for recycled content and economically viable pathways to circular textiles.
THE HOW
Circular textiles ecosystem
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Non-reusable textiles
Recycled/circular
raw materials
Fibre / yarn
Fabric
Garment/product
manufacturing
Retailers
Consumers
Collection
Mechanical
recycling
Reusable textiles
Resale/reuse/rental
Chemical
recycling
Automated textile sorting and preprocessing facility
THE HOW
Circular ecosystem and business model.
THE HOW
Circular ecosystem and business model.
Recycled/circular
raw materials
Fibre/yarn
Fabric
Garment/product manufacturing
Retailers
Consumers
Collection
Reusable textiles
Resale/reuse/rental
Nonreusable textiles
Automated textile sorting and preprocessing facility
Mechanical
Recycling
Chemical
Recycling
Circular Development Services for retailers
Building circular textile value chains isn't just about recovering textiles and creating materials.
Circular Materials Programme
A co-development programme to accelerate retailers' progress towards decarbonisation in Tier 4 raw materials sourcing and 2030 targets. Working one to one we develop cost-effective, environmentally positive, legislation-ready plans that take responsibility for UK pre and post-consumer non-reusable textiles generated by customers and deliver recycled content requirements, accessed via regional sourcing networks.
Circular Product Development
Through The Circuit, participating retailers gain access to circular product design, product development support, recycler engagement and build understanding of recycled content sourcing pathways.
